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COURSE CARE

New Agronomist Joins The Northwest Region
February 27, 2015

New Agronomist Joins The Northwest Region

Larry Gilhuly, Northwest Director
February 5, 2008

A change of positions has occurred in the
Northwest Region with Senior Agronomist Matt Nelson leaving the
Green Section after more than a decade of valued service. While
Matt has agreed to stay connected with his former USGA
counterparts by joining the Green Section Committee, former USGA
Green Section committeeman Derf Soller has been tapped to join
the USGA staff as an agronomist in the Northwest Region.

Soller

He will provide Turf Advisory Service (TAS)
visits to subscribing golf courses in Colorado, Wyoming, Utah,
Idaho, Montana, North and South Dakota, and Alberta, Canada.

Derf has more than two decades of construction
and golf course maintenance experience from Montana to Colorado,
and will be based in Grand Junction, CO. If you did not have the
opportunity to meet Derf at the recently completed Golf Industry
Show in Orlando, drop him a line or call to welcome him to his
new position. His office address will be finalized in the near
future, but, until that time, he can be reached at
dsoller@usga.org
or 208-420-5808.

In other news, a full slate of 2008 USGA
Regional Conferences is set to be kicked off in the Northwest
Region.

March 7

USGA Regional Club Officials Conference Sand
Point CC, Seattle, WA.

March 10

USGA Regional Green Section Conference Portland GC,
Portland, OR.

March 11

Lakewood CC, Denver, CO.

March 13

The Country Club, Salt Lake City, UT.

March 31

Hapuna Resort, Big Island, HI.

April 1

Kauai War Memorial Convention Center, Kauai, HI.

April 2

Mid-Pacific Country Club, Kailua, HI.

April 3

King Kamehameha Golf Club, Kahalui, HI.

Hope to see you all at one or more of these
meetings. Of particular note, each of these meetings, excluding
Portland, will contain a 2 hour mini-seminar on "Everything
You Ever Wanted to Know about Equipment Replacement - and
More". This can't miss seminar is aimed at not only golf
course superintendents, but also those who make the decisions on
equipment replacement at golf facilities. It is highly
recommended to have these critical decision-makers in attendance
to learn about ways to improve maintenance that are directly
related to cash flow. For more information about conferences in
your area, contact our offices.